Ancient naga - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

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Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

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Umbire the Phantom: punc, etc.

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Umbire the Phantom: nndnh, potholes et. al.

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Umbire the Phantom: twoweaponing

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ rephrase

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‎Origin: rephrase

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-An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that is the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
+An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[naga]] that is the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
 Ancient nagas have four attacks: a weapon attack and an offhand weapon attack, a powerful [[bearhug]], and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has. Ancient nagas possess [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]].
-Eating an ancient naga [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has a chance of granting poison resistance and grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary fire resistance and shock resistance]] for a duration of 20,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
+[[Eating]] an ancient naga [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has a chance of granting poison resistance and grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary fire resistance and shock resistance]] for a duration of 20,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
 ==Generation==

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-An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that possesses [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]]. Ancient nagas are the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
+An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that is the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
-Ancient nagas have four attacks: a weapon attack and an offhand weapon attack, a powerful [[bearhug]], and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has.
+Ancient nagas have four attacks: a weapon attack and an offhand weapon attack, a powerful [[bearhug]], and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has. Ancient nagas possess [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-Ancient nagas may generate in small groups, and will not generate in [[Gehennom]]. They may also be created when a lawful hostile spellcaster uses the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
+Ancient nagas can generate as peaceful towards lawful [[heroes]], and may generate in small [[group]]s. They will not generate in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]].
-Ancient nagas are [[always generated with]] a [[snakeleg]] [[archaic plate mail]], an [[archaic helm]], [[archaic gauntlets]], and two [[long sword]]s&mdash;all items are huge-sized.
+Ancient nagas are [[always generated with]] a snakeleg [[archaic plate mail]], an [[archaic helm]], [[archaic gauntlets]], and two [[long sword]]s&mdash;all items are huge-sized.
 ==Strategy==
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 The Nāga (feminine "Nagi") are creatures that appear in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', and are based on a supernatural race of half-human half-serpent beings that originate in the folkloric traditions of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures; Nāga have held cultural significance in these cultures over the past two millennia. They can occasionally take human form, and their most common depiction is that of a snake with a human head, which the default tiles of ''NetHack'' draw from—other iconographic depictions portray them as human from the waist up and snake from the waist down, wholly human with snakes on the heads and necks, or even as common serpents.
-Nāgas are also portrayed as having multiple usually-serpentine heads - the ancient naga of dNetHack is based on the various multi-headed interpretations, as their passive bite is flavored as coming from its multiple cobra heads. One notable naga of this type is King Mucalinda, who appears in the Vinaya Sutra and shelters the Buddha from a great storm by covering the Buddha's head with his seven snake heads.
+Nāgas are also portrayed as having multiple usually-serpentine heads: the ancient naga of dNetHack is based on the various multi-headed interpretations, as their passive bite is flavored as coming from its multiple cobra heads. One notable naga of this type is King Mucalinda, who appears in the Vinaya Sutra and shelters the Buddha from a great storm by covering the Buddha's head with his seven snake heads.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Ancient nagas may generate in small groups, and will not generate in [[Gehennom]]. They may also be created when a lawful hostile spellcaster uses the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
-Ancient nagas are generated wearing a [[snakeleg]] [[archaic plate mail]], [[archaic helms]], and [[archaic gauntlets]], along with wielding two [[long sword]]s&mdash;all items are huge-sized.
+Ancient nagas are [[always generated with]] a [[snakeleg]] [[archaic plate mail]], an [[archaic helm]], [[archaic gauntlets]], and two [[long sword]]s&mdash;all items are huge-sized.
 ==Strategy==

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 An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that possesses [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]]. Ancient nagas are the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
-Ancient nagas have four attacks: a weapon attack and an offhand weapon attack, a powerful bearhug, and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has.
+Ancient nagas have four attacks: a weapon attack and an offhand weapon attack, a powerful [[bearhug]], and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has.
 ==Generation==
 Ancient nagas may generate in small groups, and will not generate in [[Gehennom]]. They may also be created when a lawful hostile spellcaster uses the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
-Ancient nagas are generated wearing a [[snakeleg]] [[archaic plate mail]], [[archaic helms]], and [[archaic gauntlets]], along with wielding two [[long sword]]s - all items are huge-sized.
+Ancient nagas are generated wearing a [[snakeleg]] [[archaic plate mail]], [[archaic helms]], and [[archaic gauntlets]], along with wielding two [[long sword]]s&mdash;all items are huge-sized.
 ==Strategy==

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   |nutr=1000
   |size=huge
-  |resistances=[[fire]], [[shock]], [[poison]], [[petrification]]
+  |resistances=[[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=[[fire]], [[shock]], [[poison]], [[petrification]]
+  |resistances conveyed=[[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|An ancient naga|slithy=1|humanoid=1|thick=1|oviparous=1|pois=1|omnivore=1|strong=1|collect=1|nohell=1|sgroup=1}}
   |reference=
 }}
-An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that possesses [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]]. Ancient nagas are the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
+An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that possesses [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]]. Ancient nagas are the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
 Ancient nagas have four attacks: a weapon attack and an offhand weapon attack, a powerful bearhug, and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has.
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 ===As a polyform===
-The ancient naga is among the more powerful [[polyself]] forms available to a player: they have similar anatomy to a [[salamander]], allowing them to wear all huge-sized body armor minus boots, and are capable of two weaponing; their two weapon attacks and bearhug allow for very high damage output while the automatic bite attacks can clear away weaker enemies. However, a significant drawback is that the form is too large for standard-sized armor: players looking to use the polyform long term will need to remove their armor before transforming, then use an [[upgrade kit]] to resize it all to fit them.
+The ancient naga is among the more powerful [[polyself]] forms available to a player: they have similar anatomy to a [[salamander]], allowing them to wear all huge-sized body armor minus boots, and are capable of [[twoweapon]]ing; their two weapon attacks and bearhug allow for very high damage output while the automatic bite attacks can clear away weaker enemies. However, a significant drawback is that the form is too large for standard-sized armor: players looking to use the polyform long term will need to remove their armor before transforming, then use an [[upgrade kit]] to resize it all to fit them.
 ==Origin==

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-An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that possesses [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]]. Ancient nagas are the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing all armor fitted to their size except for [[boots]], where most nagas in dNetHack can only wear mail and helms.
+An '''ancient naga''', {{magenta|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. It is a multi-headed [[Naga (monster class)|naga]] that possesses [[fire resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] alongside the usual [[poison resistance]]. Ancient nagas are the only member of their [[monster class]] to be [[humanoid]] and possess functional arms: this makes them capable of wearing [[gloves]] along with the [[helm]]s and [[snakeleg]] [[body armor]] that other nagas can also wear.
 Ancient nagas have four attacks: two weapon attacks, a powerful bearhug, and a [[poison]]ous bite attack that occurs each global turn and targets either 5 or 7 adjacent monsters that the naga is hostile towards, depending on the number of heads it has.
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 ==Strategy==
-Ancient nagas are a fearsome enemy to face in melee due to their 18 [[speed]] and bearhug attack, which can deal up to 80 on its own; their stellar effective base [[AC]] of -10 also makes them fairly difficult to hit.
+Ancient nagas are a fearsome enemy to face in melee due to their 18 [[speed]] and bearhug attack, which can deal up to 80 damage on its own; their stellar effective base [[AC]] of -10 also makes them fairly difficult to hit.
 ===As a polyform===
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 Nāgas are also portrayed as having multiple usually-serpentine heads - the ancient naga of dNetHack is based on the various multi-headed interpretations, as their passive bite is flavored as coming from its multiple cobra heads. One notable naga of this type is King Mucalinda, who appears in the Vinaya Sutra and shelters the Buddha from a great storm by covering the Buddha's head with his seven snake heads.
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+[[Category:dNetHack monsters]]